Since I needed another fix of some Point Reyes cheese, I headed into town on a beautiful day yesterday morning. I used the Point Reyes Blue in a chopped salad that my mom and I had for lunch along with a Tuscan bean soup. Since new cheese is made daily, I wanted to check out […]
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Cookbook Finds Along the Coast
My favorite places to find used cookbooks include thrift stores, garage sales, hospital auxiliary stores, Goodwill, antique stores, and library book sales. Here in Point Reyes near my mom’s house is a small thrift store where I found a couple shelves of cookbooks. A hospital auxiliary store I passed on the way to my mom’s also […]
Sunday dinner at Mom’s, a Visit to an Organic Farm, and Waking up with Ozzie
One of the best things about visiting my mom in Point Reyes Station, California, is we get have “Sunday dinner at mom’s” like we used to do every Sunday while growing up. My oldest brother, his wife, and three lovely daughters live nearby, so we had a full table. My mom requested pot roast which meant […]
Off to California!
As I mentioned in my previous blog, I am leaving today to visit my mom in her beautiful, picturesque town of Point Reyes Station, California. I’ll be writing my blogs from there for the next couple weeks. I hope to find more cookbooks at the thrift store in town that I can tell you […]
The (Wine) Road to a New Collection
The last time I visited my mom in California, I found this book at a little thrift store in her hometown. “The Wine Road” refers to an association of wineries and lodgings in the Alexander, Dry Creek, and Russian River Valleys located in Northwest Sonoma County. The wineries vary from large producers to small estates; […]
Super Bowl Sunday
Chili, chicken wings, and anything made with booze seems to be the expected fare of Super Bowl Sunday. Remember that strange-sounding chili I wrote about last week? My daughter Kristina made it and said it was delicious! The liquid ingredients include ginger ale, wine, and rum. Looks good! The original recipe called for kidney beans, […]
Happy Anniversary to The Culinary Cellar!
It’s hard to believe it’s been three years today that I started the adventure of this blog. Almost 1,000 blogs later and with many new friends, it has been a joy to write about my passion for cookbooks – and everything else in the culinary world. I have loyal readers all over the globe and appreciate every one […]
Carte de Jour from Royal Caribbean
Since I have a passion for collecting cookbooks, it’s nice to have family, friends, and loyal readers who generously send books to add to my ever-expanding collection. My friend Roxanne sent this beautiful, enormous book for Christmas after returning from a cruise. Roxanne is a world traveler and an expert on cruises. She even had the […]
